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Foundations of Flavor

Beginner4 weeks · Tue evenings$240 all-inclusiveChef Marcus Hale
Knife skills practice with fresh vegetables on a cutting board

The Course

Never fear dinner again.

This is where every Savoria cook starts. Over four Tuesday evenings you will learn the six methods behind 90% of home cooking: confident knife work, building a pan sauce, searing protein, roasting vegetables, cooking grains and seasoning by taste.

No experience needed — half the class has never sharpened a knife. You will cook and eat a full dinner every single week.

What's Included

Everything but the excuses.

Four guided dinners

Twelve dishes across four weeks — roast chicken, pan sauces, stir-fries, grain bowls — eaten together each night.

Your own station

Full knife kit, boards, pans and apron provided. Take-home recipe cards and a seasoning starter set.

Chef at your elbow

Maximum twelve cooks with Chef Marcus and one assistant — every dice corrected, every sauce tasted.

Week by Week

The four Tuesdays.

01

Knife & Fire

Seven essential cuts, onion without tears, and your first pan sauce over seared chicken.

02

Stocks & Soups

One-hour chicken stock, velvety vegetable soup, and seasoning by taste, not spoons.

03

Sear & Roast

Miso-glazed salmon, perfectly roasted vegetables, and reading heat like a chef.

04

The Full Table

Cook a complete three-dish dinner for the class, start to finish, on the clock.

"I burned water in January. By March my friends were asking me for the salmon recipe."
Priya N. — Foundations graduate
Is this really for total beginners?

Yes — week one assumes zero knife experience. Confident cooks still get plenty from weeks three and four.

What if I miss a Tuesday?

Join the parallel Thursday group that week, free of charge. Recipe cards and a catch-up call cover the rest.

Are vegetarian versions available?

Every week includes a vegetarian track at no extra cost — just note it when you book.

Next cohort starts soon.

$240 for four weeks, dinner included every night. Twelve seats per cohort.